Good Settler, Bad Settler – Defector

  1. Good Settler, Bad Settler  Defector
  2. ‘We cannot remain silent’: 400 Gush Etzion residents sign petition against settler attacks  The Times of Israel
  3. Settlers set fire to cars in latest West Bank arson as Israeli PM convenes meeting about settler violence  CNN
  4. Surge in Israeli settler violence shakes West Bank  Financial Times
  5. Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated  NBC News
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UK rejects Nigerian request to deport former politican jailed for organ trafficking

Ike Ekweremadu serving prison sentence after being found guilty of conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney

The UK government has rejected a request by Nigeria to deport a former senior Nigerian politician convicted of organ trafficking.

Ike Ekweremadu, 63, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate and ally of the former president Goodluck Jonathan, is serving a sentence of nine years and eight months after being found guilty in 2023 of conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney.

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Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria – The New York Times

  1. Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria  The New York Times
  2. Syria extends Homs curfew as killings threaten to inflame sectarian tension  Al Jazeera
  3. Homs establishes curfew, heavy security after murder  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Alawite homes set on fire in new sectarian attacks in Syria  thenationalnews.com
  5. Homs | Internal security forces extend curfew following attack on predominantly-Alawite neighbourhoods  المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان
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New Zealand says it’s going to eradicate feral cats – CNN

  1. New Zealand says it’s going to eradicate feral cats  CNN
  2. ‘Stone-cold killers’: New Zealand to eradicate feral cats by 2050  The Guardian
  3. Why Are There So Few Rules For The Millions Of Cats That Damage Our Biodiversity?  Community Scoop
  4. #weekends Aotearoa and the Feral Cat problem – its big  Waatea News
  5. The controversial 'secondary kill' plan to eliminate feral cats on Stewart Island  RNZ
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G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism – Reuters

  1. G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism  Reuters
  2. The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott  CNN
  3. Macron, who called NATO brain dead, warns of end to G-20  Fortune
  4. Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row  The Guardian
  5. The Road From Africa’s G20 Summit to Trump’s ‘America First’ Priorities  Council on Foreign Relations
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Kremlin says European counter-proposal for Ukraine peace does not work for Russia – Reuters

  1. Kremlin says European counter-proposal for Ukraine peace does not work for Russia  Reuters
  2. Ukraine allies give cautious welcome to ‘modified’ peace framework  Al Jazeera
  3. Ukraine peace talks: What's at stake for the Europeans?  Euronews.com
  4. Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan  Reuters
  5. Trump hints at ‘something good’ after Ukraine peace talks as EU says ‘work remains’ – Europe live  The Guardian
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China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25 – Reuters

  1. China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25  Reuters
  2. China launches first emergency mission to Tiangong space station  Reuters
  3. China to Launch Rescue Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft for Stranded Astronauts  Scientific American
  4. Shenzhou 22 launches uncrewed to Chinese Tiangong space station  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  5. China sends emergency return vehicle to space station to replace damaged craft  South China Morning Post
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Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns

Providers report a median operating loss of nearly 4% in the last financial year – with losses totalling about 12% over five years

Not-for-profit disability services that support some of the most vulnerable Australians are being forced to close and exit the national disability insurance scheme because of untenably low price caps for NDIS services, one of the architects of the scheme has warned.

“For some years, many of us in the sector have been telling the National Disability Insurance Agency that flaws in their pricing are contributing to not-for-profit registered providers of disability services going broke,” warned Martin Laverty, who is now the CEO of not-for-profit disability provider Aruma.

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Gold watch belonging to couple who died together on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million – CBS News

  1. Gold watch belonging to couple who died together on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million  CBS News
  2. Titanic Passenger’s Pocket Watch Sells for $2.3 Million  The New York Times
  3. Titanic passenger Isidor Straus's pocket watch sells for $2.3 million  NBC News
  4. Man Died on Titanic Wearing Watch That Just Sold for Historic $2.3M. As Ship Sank, Wife Refused to Leave His Side  People.com
  5. They chose to die together on the Titanic. Now a reminder of their love story is going on sale  CNN
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Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame. – The Washington Post

  1. Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame.  The Washington Post
  2. President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City  Yahoo
  3. Tehran's Pezeshkian says moving capital unavoidable  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Iranians pray for rain as households struggle with water shortage  Nikkei Asia
  5. Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Warning to Other Countries  carnegieendowment.org
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Was Gaza’s destruction, death toll needed for Israel’s war? – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Was Gaza's destruction, death toll needed for Israel's war?  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Young man documents Gaza’s untold stories of Israel’s genocide in book  Al Jazeera
  3. Gaza Between Dehumanization and Steadfastness  islamtimes.com
  4. Tears Of Blood  The Citizen - Independent Journalism | Indian News | The Citizen
  5. Gaza is on the brink of psychological collapse, as entire generations are left traumatised by genocide  thecanary.co
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Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years – The Guardian

  1. Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years  The Guardian
  2. Air India, Akasa cancel flights after Ethiopia volcano erupts  Reuters
  3. Ethiopian volcano erupts after lying dormant for 12,000 years  Al Jazeera
  4. 'Multiple flights cancelled': Ethiopian volcanic ash enters India, drifts towards Himalaya — 10 things to  Times of India
  5. Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations  BBC
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China criticises Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan – Reuters

  1. China criticises Japan's plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan  Reuters
  2. China Cancels Flights to Japan After Warning to Citizens  Newsweek
  3. The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi  CNN
  4. Japan ‘crossed a red line’ with Taiwan remarks, Chinese foreign minister says  Politico
  5. Japan to Deploy Missiles to Island Near Taiwan, Minister Says  Bloomberg.com
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Dharmendra, Bollywood’s ‘He Man’ and one of its most enduring stars, dies at 89

India’s prime minister among those paying tribute to celebrated actor whose career spanned six decades

Dharmendra, one of the most enduring stars of India’s Bollywood cinema, has died at the age of 89.

Born Dharam Singh Deol, but later known as Dharmendra, he rose to fame in the 1960s and became one of the most celebrated and popular stars of Indian cinema in a career that spanned six decades.

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